Tues. House Call: Vit. D Deficiency
By: Shelby Levins
Updated: June 14, 2011
MIDLAND -- New medical reports show up to 75% of American teens and
adults lack sufficient amounts of Vitamin D. In this week's edition of Tuesday House
Call, Dr. Ponder explains the dangers of this deficiency.
Low Vitamin D levels are linked to a number of issues, including: heart disease, diabetes, cancer and even more frequent common colds.
You can make sure you're getting enough Vitamin D by taking oral supplements.
Daily intake guidelines are as follows -
0-1
years: 400 IU Vitamin D daily
1-70
years: 600 IU Vitamin D daily
>
70 years: 800 IU Vitamin D daily
For more information watch Tuesday House Call with Dr. Stephen Ponder.
